Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Italy
Italy: Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed was 98.11 Index in 2026. ▲ Rising
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Italy, 1981–2026
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
Italy recorded 98.11 Index for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Italy peaked at 110.96 Index in 2000 and was at its lowest, 79.59 Index, in 1982.
That places Italy 20th out of 23 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Italy, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 80.15 Index | — |
| 1982 | 79.59 Index | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 82.02 Index | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 82.95 Index | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 84.98 Index | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 86.79 Index | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 89.43 Index | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 92.38 Index | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 94.23 Index | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 93.22 Index | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 93.92 Index | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 96.37 Index | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 98.62 Index | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 102.44 Index | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 104.23 Index | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 105.87 Index | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 109.53 Index | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 108.08 Index | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 110.91 Index | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 110.96 Index | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 110.01 Index | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 109.44 Index | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 107.63 Index | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 108.27 Index | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 109.01 Index | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 108.44 Index | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 107.23 Index | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 104.25 Index | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 103.45 Index | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 105.69 Index | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 104.19 Index | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 101.52 Index | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 102.36 Index | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 101.7 Index | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 102.34 Index | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 102.28 Index | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 102.76 Index | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 102.78 Index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 102.12 Index | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 98.4 Index | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 104.22 Index | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 104.48 Index | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 103.24 Index | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 103.07 Index | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 102.78 Index | -0.3% |
| 2026 | 98.11 Index | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 85.83 Index | 79.59 Index | 94.23 Index | 9 |
| 1990s | 102.32 Index | 93.22 Index | 110.91 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 107.87 Index | 103.45 Index | 110.96 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.77 Index | 101.52 Index | 105.69 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.04 Index | 98.11 Index | 104.48 Index | 7 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More economy & growth data for Italy
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- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.15 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 6,497 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1328 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 5,750 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1126 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,875 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 4,849 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 6.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Italy?
- Productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Italy was 98.11 Index in 2026, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 110.96 Index in 2000.
- What is the lowest productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.59 Index in 1982.
- How does Italy rank for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed?
- Italy ranks 20th out of 23 countries with data for 2026.
- Is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Productivity Database aims at providing users with the most comprehensive and the latest productivity estimates. The update cycle is on a rolling basis: each variable in the dataset is made publicly available as soon as it is updated in the sources databases. The productivity database contains data on labour productivity both measured using employment or hours worked and the compenents of capital and labour inputs. The productivity database in levels, in growth rates and by industry contains annual data, while the database on productivity and unit labour costs are quarterly estimates. Further information for all datasets and the methodology may be found in the attached file OECD-Productivity-Statistics-Database-metadata